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Terrific Turquoise - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted February 21, 2018
Since I live in the Desert Southwest, turquoise is a definite favorite of people, both the gemstone itself and the color. Turquoise is a shade of blue that lies on the color scale between blue and green. It has psychological characteristics associated with both of those colors: the calmness of blue and the growth that is represented in green. Turquoise is said to be a color that balances blue, green and yellow, linking it to emotional balance. It is a color promotes a feeling of serenity and stability. I don’t know about you, but whenever I work with turquoise, I do feel a great sense of peace and calmness.
Terrific Turquoise is the theme of today’s Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade blog. Each artisan handmade item selected uses the color turquoise (or even the gemstone itself) as a major part of the design or as a beautiful accent. Most of these beauties are one of a kind designs and all are made from the heart. I hope you enjoy these handmade creations using the color turquoise.
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Have a Heart for Valentines Day - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted February 7, 2018
Valentine’s Day is only a week away. There is still time to order a perfect handmade gift for your loved one(s). The theme of today’s blog is Have a Heart for Valentine’s Day. All of the beauties featured today have hearts as part of their design component. All are artisan handmade and most are one of a kind items. Give your sweetie a Valentine’s Day gift that contains a bit of the heart and soul of of the artist who created it.
MAKE IT A HANDMADE VALENTINE’S DAY!
Red for Valentine's Day! Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted January 17, 2018
Valentine’s Day will soon be here, so I thought I’d share some mainly red handmade items from talented Indiemade artists. Now these items were purposely chosen to not be overly “Valentines” - no heart designs here! Just wonderful designs that primarily deal in many shades of red, from deep reds to vibrant reds. So these beauties obviously can be worn most any time of the year.
Second Page, Third Artisan Item - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted January 10, 2018
First of all, I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous NEW YEAR. It’s hard to believe that 2018 is already here. Wow, it seems like 2017 just flew by on supersonic wings . . .
I also want to welcome you to my first blog for 2018, the first of many more for the year. This first post features artisan handmade items from Indiemade friends. I randomly chose the theme as “Second Page, Third Item,” so, as of yesterday (when I chose the items), each pick is the third item on the second page in the shops featured. As you can see, a wide variety of items are highlighted. If something catches your eye and you want more information, please be sure to either click the photo or the link below each photo to be taken to the item. Enjoy!
Winter White - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted December 20, 2017
Tomorrow officially ushers in the Winter Solstice, first day of winter, at 9:28 a.m. here in Central Mountain Time. Wintery weather has already frigid cold, ice and snow to many parts of the United States, with more predicted that will probably affect some Christmas travel. We actually had an unexpected snowfall here in the Desert Southwest on December 7! What started out as light rain turned into big, beautiful snowflakes falling out of the sky. But by the late afternoon, most of the snow had already melted with the exception of the highest peaks of the Franklin Mountains.
Christmas Green - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted December 6, 2017
Green and red are colors that have been closely associated with Christmas for centuries.. Last week I shared how red became a Christmas color. You can read that post here: Christmas Red. This week, green, the other Christmas color, is explored mainly through the symbolism of holly, mistletoe and evergreen trees.
Earthy Black Friday Finds! - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted November 22, 2017
Black Friday will soon be upon us, the official start of the holiday shopping season. To help you make that Christmas shopping gift list, I have pulled together artisan handmade items in beautiful earthy colors, most flaunting warm shades of brown as the main color. To give a gift that was truly made from the heart, shop HANDMADE this year and support small artisan businesses. I hope you enjoy the earthy lovelies featured below:
Bohemian Rhapsody - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted November 7, 2017
It’s amazing how often my blogs are inspired by music. As you have probably noticed, music is, and always has been, a huge part of my life. For some reason, I have been listening quite a bit to the complete soundtrack to the Lord of the Rings movies. Heroic music for an awesome trilogy! It ended (for the umpteenth time) and I switched to my Pandora station. And . . . Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen started the mix of music. The song, which was released in 1975, instantly took me back to a time at university when several friends and I developed a Bohemian Rhapsody skit . . . and performed it at a university talent show! Am sure the skit was absolutely, undeniably horrible. But whenever I hear the song, it takes me back to all the hard work and laughter as we pulled the antics of the skit together. Am sure there is a photo or two around, but I have no idea where they are.
The Sky is Already Purple - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted October 11, 2017
"The sky is already purple; the first few stars have appeared, suddenly, as if someone had thrown a handful of silver across the edge of the world."
I have always loved this quote from Alice Hoffman’s novel, Here on Earth. It is so very evocative of watching the sky turn dark here in the Desert Southwest during this glorious time of the year. When the sky is transformed for a few minutes into a magical velvety bluish-purple color, a multitude of stars come out to to play, twinkling away. Then the sky will finally slip into a depthless black and even more stars will appear . . . and, hopefully, a shooting star will streak across the sky. Another reason autumn is my favorite time of the year.
Autumn Browns - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted September 27, 2017
With autumn definitely in the air (at least here in the Borderlands - finally), Mother Nature's natural cycle of life is beginning to slow. There is a feeling of drawing inward, of self-reflection and, perhaps, as bit of melancholy, as we begin to prepare for the coming colder months of winter. The colors of fall are everywhere, which reminds me of this a quote from Helen Hunt Jackson, as American author: "The goldenrod is yellow, The corn is turning brown, The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down." So evocative of my favorite season of the year.
